2. Beaumont (William) Experiments and Observations on the Gastric Juice, and the Physiology of Digestion, first edition , 3 wood-engraved illustrations, foxed, old ink names on front pastedown, original cloth-backed boards with papel label on spine, “Students Library” in manuscript on lower board, inscription on upper erased, rubbed, upper board a little water-stained, [G&M 989], 8vo, Plattsburgh, 1833.
est. £400 – £600
Important American study of the digestion, from examination of a Canadian soldier shot in the stomach.